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In article <39r0m3$h1k@oak.zilker.net> franker@zilker.net (Ronnie L. Jones) writes:

|In article <Cypu30.8pp@twisto.eng.hou.compaq.com>, jackson@caspian.eng.hou.compaq.com (Mike 
|Jackson) says:
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|>In article <39av3a$a4a@bashful.cc.utexas.edu> krehn@bashful.cc.utexas.edu (karl rehn) writes:

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|>As an avid cyclist, this sounds like a wonderful idea to me.  Think of all the
|>lives saved, pollution avoided, dependence on foreign oil alleviated, etc.
|>It's true - very few *need* to have a car; we become dependent on them because
|>they're available.  If they weren't available, we'd find a way to free ourselves
|>from that dependence.  Ah, a dream come true - everyone walking or biking to work.
|>
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|An avid cyclist huh. Boy do I have a bone to pick with you and your criticdal mass buddies. You 
|have no rights on the roadways. You pay no gas or road tax to peddal your worthless ass in the 
|middle of the lanes and cause traffic hazards / accidents. Nothing else is more annoying than 
|watching your spandex clad ass block traffic. I call the cops every single time I see your type on 
|the roadways, and ya know, they come do something about it. Best tickets ever given, would love to 
|see more of them. Would love to see them toted off to jail for trying to pull that critical mass 
|shit. Would gladly pay extra taxes to be sure the cops have enough force to do just that. Pet 
|irritation #1

Well, Ronnie, I cycle to work every day here in Houston -- and I've been
pedaling around this town on the streets since I moved down here 30 years ago.
Unfortunately for you, I'm also the owner of a little red '90 Mazda pickup
truck, so I'm paying my share of taxes...and are you going to be out on FM 969
east of Tracor next April when the annual MS 150 ride reaches Austin?  I hope
you are, so you can tell *me* I have no rights on the roadways -- because
you're wrong, period.  In Texas, bikes are traffic -- therefore, when I'm
pedaling to or from work, or anywhere else, I've got the same rights and
responsibilities as idiots like you in the four-wheelers.  I don't
particularly appreciate *my* insurance rates being driven up by jerk-offs like
*you* who are too lazy to bother learning just what the rules are.

|>-Mike Jackson
|>"My opinions are my own, of course, but they're still good ones."
|^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
|
|That sir, is difinetly a matter of unpopular opinion.

You should know.

--Patrick L. "may bring the MTB to Austin next time we visit, now that you
mention it" Humphrey